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Haemoglobin C protects against clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria
K. SIMPOREAbstract Haemoglobin C (HbC; β6Glu→ Lys) is common in malarious areas of West Africa, especially in Burkina Faso 1, 2. Conclusive evidence exists on the protective role against severe malaria of haemoglobin S (HbS; β6Glu→ Val) heterozygosity 3, whereas conflicting results for the HbC trait...
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Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of polyphenols from ethnomedicinal plants of Burkina Faso
K. SIMPOREPolyphenols from four medicinal plants of Burkina Faso, Combretum micranthum, Khaya senegalensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus and Sida acuta, were screened for their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities against pathogenic bacteria. The medicinal plants displayed different polyphenols contents and...
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Drying of “Amelie” mango (Mangifera Indica L.): Influence of temperature on drying rates and shrinkage curves from 50 to 90 C.
D. BATHIEBOIn this study, drying rates and shrinkage curves of Amelie mango are established from 50 to 90 C and the temperature influence is investigated. Results show that drying rates are greatly influenced by drying air temperature and most of the drying process takes place during the falling drying...
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Do natural methods count? Underreporting of natural contraception in urban Burkina Faso
B. SOURANatural methods of contraception were widely used in developed countries until the late 1960s to space and limit childbirth. In France, when the first contraceptive surveys were conducted, researchers noticed that the use of natural methods was underreported, and questions to correct for this...
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Population structure of three woody species in four ethnic domains of the sub‐sahel of Burkina Faso
A. THIOMBIANOIn developing countries many people depend on woody resources for their livelihoods. Monitoring human impact on the populations of socio‐economically important species is therefore important for the conservation of vulnerable plants. In order to assess and compare the population structure and...
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Plasmodium species occurrence, temporal distribution and interaction in a child-aged population in rural Burkina Faso
A. GNEMEMalaria can be caused by five Plasmodium species. Due to their higher prevalence, much of the research concentrates on Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. In Burkina Faso, where P. falciparum co-exists with Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale, there is not much data about the...
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Toxoplasma gondii, HCV, and HBV seroprevalence and co‐infection among HIV‐positive and‐negative pregnant women in Burkina Faso
K. SIMPOREToxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infections can cause serious complications in HIV‐infected pregnant women, leading to miscarriage, stillbirth, birth defects (eg, mental retardation, blindness, epilepsy etc.) and could favor or enhance the mother‐to‐child transmission of HCV, HBV, and HIV...
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Nutrition rehabilitation of HIV-infected and HIV-negative undernourished children utilizing spirulina
K. SIMPOREThe objective of this study was to assess the impact of an alimentary integrator composed of spirulina (Spirulina platensis; SP), produced at the Centre Médical St Camille of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on the nutritional status of undernourished HIV-infected and HIV-negative children. We...